Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-16
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CITY AND VICINITY.

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mont opened Thursday.
The ladies' challenge cup has arrived,
and it is said to be a beauty.
The court house is being renovated in
preparation for the September term of
County Court
President Sutton of the Board of Alder
men is now acting mayor III the absence
OF Gen. Henry.
The annual inspection aud parade of the
Darlington fire department will be held
Thursday, september 30.
It transpires that the French Baptist
Mission chapel has not been sold but its
owners are trying to sell it.
DIR. C. f. Nichols of Troy, y. Y, has
embarked on his yacht Ethel Tor Il
months vacation on Lake Champlan
and adjoining waters.
The students of the st. Joseph's college
have secured the use of Athletic park on
Tuesdays and Thursdays for the rest of
the season for athletic sports,
The excursion from the G. A. r. pos
at Cambridge, Underhll, Essex and other
points on the Burlington and Lamoille to
Providence island Friday numbered
over 500.
The State cattle commissioners and DR..
j. f. Paige of Manchester examined every
bovine that entered Howard Park and
they report every animal in perfect
state of health.
1t is said that the school commissioners
are negotiating with Col. woodbury. for
Athletic park to be used as play ground
for the high and gran mar schools at er-
tain portions Of the year.
1ne construction of the Lake Cham
plain Yacht club house is being rapidly
pushed forward and it will soon be ready
Tor the roof The frame is said to be one
- the strongest of any buildings in the
cly.
There is a typographical error in spell
ing the word trust" on the back of the
new s. silver certificate. There is an "a"
for "u'' making it "trast." 1t is to be
found right over the letter st" in the word
Estates"
The quickest time ever made in a drive
up Mount Washington was made IA few
days agoin six horse team by Dr. WeoD
and Major Welmore the ascent being ac-
complished in one hour, nine minutes and
47secondS.
The new ward for females at the Mary
Fletcher Hospital is rapidly approaching
completion. The walls are plastered and
only the finishing OF the wood work re-
mains, which will require several weeks
work on the new operating room.
1t is charged that there are firms in this
city who dock iiremen for the time spent
in running to fires. These concerns may
never have been obliged to call upon the
lire department, but when they do they
will undoubtedly realize the error of their
present ways
While several men were engaged in t.
moving a stove during the fire Friday
afternoon Fred Tague, who was carryiu :
one end stumbled and fell, the edge OF tLe
stove catching his right hand enA eating
bones aud cords so that he will lose one
and possibly two fingers
The committee on public buildings and
parks gave hearing last evening TO the
marketmen Of the city, who are DESTROYS
to rent stalls in the market building. NJ
action was taken, but it was decided tc
hold another meeting at the market build
ing Saturday afternoon at > O'Clock.
The United Brethren lodge f. and a. "
of Hartford is to celebrate It's 18TH anuiver
sary Wednesday, October r. and Mr.. W
H. 5. WhitcOmh of this city has received
and accepted an invitation to act as toast
master on that occasion. No more happy
selection than this could have been made
Charles Kimball was arrested YESTERDAY
by Deputy Sheriff Dumas on the charge o
living with two women at the same time
each of whom entered complaint agains
him when the discovery was made tina
the other dear charmer was not away. II,
will be held to await the action of th
grand jury next week.
Two of our local sportsmeu were Out
hunting yesterday, and on their return
expressed the contents of their bags, eX
ceiling in neither quantity nor quality t
one of our leading druggists, who was com
PEELED to pay charges before the packag
was delivered to him, which was not a
all conducive to his good nature when til
contents were seen.
The annual meeting of Vermont Youn
Mems Christian associations will be hell
at st. Johnsbury October 27-30. Some O
the ablest association men of the conntr
will be present to take part in the eXel
cises and an unusually interesting meet
ing is anticipated An effort will be mad
to secure the attendance of a large dele
cation from the Burlington association.
Mr.. Harry Thomas of Burlington Off
clated as marshal of the grounds and rae
course at the meeting of the horse breeder
at Rutland, and the HCrdld says; "He
undoubtedly the best man for the po5ito
in the State. During the races Mr.. Thoma
keeps the track entirely free from team
and pedestrians. He should be engage
TO act as marshal at the county fair"
With view to increase the facilities 70
Instruction in the modern languages, til
trustees of the university have appointe
as instructor in this department Mr. Lew
j duff, who enters upon his duties in
medately. Mr.. Huff h..1 d wide acquaii
lance with French aud German literature
was for year and half in the uniYersit
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